(botany): Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a member of the Acanthaceae family.
Armed with prickles, as a plant.
acarophilous
acarophilous
adj
(biology, rare) That lives in a symbiosis with mites
(botany, rare) That is pollinated by mites
acaulescence
acaulescence
noun
The condition of being acaulescent
accordaturas
accoucheuses
accoucheuses
noun
plural of accoucheuse
acculturates
acculturates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acculturate
accumulators
accumulators
noun
plural of accumulator
accurateness
accurateness
noun
The state or quality of being accurate; accuracy
accursedness
accursedness
noun
The quality of being accursed.
accusatively
accusatively
adv
(not comparable) In relation to the accusative case in grammar.
In an accusative manner.
accusatorial
accusatorial
adj
(law) Of or pertaining to the system of a public trial in which the facts are ascertained by the judge or jury from evidence presented by the prosecution and the defence.
Containing or implying accusation.
accusatrixes
accustomedly
accustomedly
adv
In an accustomed manner.
accustomized
accustomized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accustomize
acetosoluble
acetosoluble
adj
(chemistry) soluble in acetic acid
achariaceous
achlamydeous
achlamydeous
adj
(botany) having no perianth
achronychous
acidophilous
acidophilous
adj
That thrives in an acidic environment
acidulations
acidulations
noun
plural of acidulation
acoelomatous
acoustically
acoustically
adv
(domain) From the perspective of acoustics.
(manner) In an acoustic manner, or using an acoustic musical instrument.
acousticians
acousticians
noun
plural of acoustician
acquiescence
acquiescence
noun
(law) Inaction, passivity, or neglect to take legal action when it is called for in order to assert, preserve, or safeguard a right, and which inaction implies the abandonment of said right.
A silent or passive assent or submission, or a submission with apparent content, distinguished from avowed consent on the one hand, and on the other, from opposition or open discontent; quiet satisfaction.
acquiescency
acquiescency
noun
The quality of being acquiescent; acquiescence.
acquirements
acquirements
noun
plural of acquirement
acquisitions
acquisitions
noun
plural of acquisition
acquittances
acquittances
noun
plural of acquittance
acridophagus
acridophagus
noun
(rare) One who eats grasshoppers and locusts
acrogenously
acrogenously
adv
In an acrogenous manner.
acromyotonus
acromyotonus
noun
Synonym of acromyotonia
acroneurosis
actiniferous
actiniferous
adj
Containing or producing actinium
actinocrinus
actinologous
actinologous
adj
Relating to actinologues
acuaesthesia
acupressures
acupressures
noun
plural of acupressure
acupunctures
acupunctures
noun
plural of acupuncture
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acupuncture
adjectitious
adjectitious
adj
(formal) Added; additional.
adjudicators
adjudicators
noun
plural of adjudicator
adosculation
adosculation
noun
(biology) impregnation by external contact, without intromission
adscititious
adscititious
adj
Derived or acquired from something extrinsic; not part of the real, inherent, or essential nature of a thing.
adularescent
adularescent
adj
Exhibiting adularescence.
advectitious
advectitious
adj
Relating to, or transported by, advection.
aechmophorus
aeroacoustic
aeroacoustic
adj
Relating to aeroacoustics.
aeropleustic
aeropleustic
adj
(humorous) Of or pertaining to aerial navigation.
aesculaceous
agaricaceous
agaricaceous
adj
(mycology) Belonging to the Agaricaceae.
agricultures
agricultures
noun
plural of agriculture
agriochoerus
alalcomeneus
allocthonous
allocthonous
adj
Misspelling of allochthonous.
ambleocarpus
amblyacousia
amphicarpous
amphicarpous
adj
Alternative form of amphicarpic
amphicoelous
amphicoelous
adj
(zoology, of vertebrae) Having both ends concave; biconcave.
amphicyrtous
amphinucleus
ampullaceous
ampullaceous
adj
Shaped like a swollen bottle.
amygdaloncus
anacoluthons
anacoluthons
noun
plural of anacoluthon
anacrogynous
anacrogynous
adj
(botany) Producing archegonia from cells other than the apical cell of a reproductive branch.
ancylocladus
ancylostomum
anemochorous
anemochorous
adj
(botany) Adapted for dispersal via wind.
anencephalus
anencephalus
noun
anencephaly
aneurismatic
aneurismatic
adj
Alternative spelling of aneurysmatic
aneurysmatic
aneurysmatic
adj
(medicine) Describing a blood vessel that has an aneurysm; aneurysmal
angiocarpous
angiocarpous
adj
describing a plant whose fruit is in an envelope and not part of a calyx
angusticlave
angusticlave
noun
(historical) In Ancient Rome, a narrow stripe of purple worn by the equites on each side of the tunic as a sign of rank
anilinctuses
animalculism
animalculism
noun
(biology, archaic) A theory seeking to explain certain physiological and pathological phenomena in terms of animalcules.
(biology, archaic) The theory that the spermatozoon and not the ovum contains the whole of the embryo; spermatism.
animalculist
animalculist
adj
(historical) Pertaining to animalculism.
noun
(historical) A believer in the theory that the embryo exists preformed within the spermatozoon; a proponent of animalculism.
(obsolete) Someone who studies animalcules.
animalculous
animalculous
adj
(archaic) Relating to animalcules.
anisocarpous
anisostichus
annunciators
annunciators
noun
plural of annunciator
anomocarpous
anomocarpous
adj
(botany) Having anomalous fruits
anthocarpous
anthocarpous
adj
(botany) Having some portion of the floral envelopes attached to the pericarp to form the fruit.
anthracitous
antibacchius
antibacchius
noun
(poetry) A rare metrical foot consisting of two accented syllables followed by one unaccented syllable.
anticausotic
anticausotic
adj
(medicine) which works well against an inflammatory fever
anticonsumer
anticonsumer
adj
Opposing the consumer.
noun
A person of anticonsumerist beliefs.
antinucleons
antinucleons
noun
plural of antinucleon
antiscabious
antitragicus
antitragicus
noun
(anatomy) In the human musculoskeletal system of the ear, a part that arises from the outer part of the antitragus and is inserted into the cauda helicis and antihelix.
aphidicolous
apiculturist
apiculturist
Noun
beekeeper
apocynaceous
apocynaceous
adj
(botany) Of the family Apocynaceae, which contains the periwinkle and oleander.
appendicious
aquacultures
aquacultures
noun
plural of aquaculture
aquicultures
aquicultures
noun
plural of aquiculture
arboricolous
arboricolous
adj
(ecology) That grows on, or lives in, trees.
archdukedoms
archdukedoms
noun
plural of archdukedom
archesporium
archesporium
noun
(botany) Any of the cells of the sporangium that give rise to spores.
archisupreme
architeuthis
architeuthis
noun
A giant squid (genus Architeuthis).
archosaurian
archosaurian
noun
An archosaur.
arcocentrous
arcosoliulia
arcubalister
arcubalister
noun
A crossbowman; one who used the arcubalist.
argillaceous
argillaceous
adj
(chiefly geology) pertaining to clay; made of, containing, or resembling clay
aristomachus
armeniaceous
armeniaceous
adj
(zoology) Apricot-colored.
articulacies
articulacies
noun
plural of articulacy
articulators
articulators
noun
plural of articulator
artocarpeous
artocarpeous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the breadfruit, or the genus Artocarpus.
ascidicolous
ascidiferous
ascogonidium
ascomycetous
ascomycetous
adj
(mycology) Of or relating to the ascomycetes.
ascriptitius
assecuration
assecuration
noun
(obsolete) assurance; certainty
assuefaction
assuefaction
noun
(obsolete) habituation
asteriscuses
astronautics
astronautics
noun
Navigation through space.
The science and technology of space flight.
asynchronous
asynchronous
adj
(computing, communication) Having many actions occurring at a time, in any order, without waiting for each other.
(computing, of a request or a message) Allowing the client to continue during processing.
Not synchronous; occurring at different times.
athericerous
atroceruleus
audubonistic
auricularias
auriscalpium
auriscalpium
noun
Auriscalpium, a genus of mushrooms.
earpick
auscultating
auscultating
verb
present participle of auscultate
auscultation
auscultation
noun
(medicine) Diagnosis of disorders by listening to the sounds of the internal organs, usually using a stethoscope.
auscultative
auscultative
adj
Relating to auscultation
auscultatory
auscultatory
adj
Of or pertaining to auscultation
auspiciously
auspiciously
adv
In an auspicious way.
autechoscope
autecologies
autecologies
noun
plural of autecology
autecologist
autecologist
noun
One who studies autecology.
autistically
autistically
adv
In an autistic way.
autoabstract
autoabstract
noun
(computing) An abstract (abridgement or summary of a publication) generated automatically by a computer.
autochthones
autochthones
noun
plural of autochthon
autocratship
autocratship
noun
(rare) The state of being an autocrat; autocracy.
autoeciously
autoeciously
adv
In an autoecious manner.
autosymbolic
auxochromism
auxochromous
avariciously
avariciously
adv
In a greedy or self-serving manner.
avascularity
avascularity
noun
(anatomy) The condition of being avascular.
aviculturist
aviculturist
noun
A person who keeps and rears (breeds) birds.
avifaunistic
azosulphonic
baccalaureus
bacteriurias
bacteriurias
noun
plural of bacteriuria
baculiferous
balsamaceous
bankruptcies
bankruptcies
noun
plural of bankruptcy
basellaceous
basellaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Basellaceae.
beaumarchais
begoniaceous
begoniaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Begoniaceae.
bifurcations
bifurcations
noun
plural of bifurcation
bioacoustics
bioacoustics
noun
A cross-disciplinary science that combines biology and acoustics, investigating for instance the mechanisms of sound production and detection.